Wheres Marty? On stage at Barclays, delivering his final State of the Boro speech
There were fireworks, literally, as Borough President Marty Markowitz delivered his final State of the Borough address inside Barclays Center.
And, that was not the only surprise as the hardly retiring borough president spent the second half of his speech playing talk show host on his very own late night show Tonight with Marty ably seconded by Talk Stoop star and Brooklynite Cat Greenleaf.
There were celebrities among them, Miss America Mallory Hagan, who introduced Markowitz to the crowd; actor Tony Danza; singer Jay Black (of 60s rock group Jay and the Americans); Food Network host Sunny Anderson; the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; and Travel Channel host Samantha Brown but the real star of the show was unquestionably the unquenchable beep, who presented a last group of new initiatives as he reminisced about what had been accomplished during his 12-year tenure.